Fossils of Ice Age manatees found in Texas suggest it may have once inhabited colder waters

Manatees usually call the warm coastal waters of Mexico, Belize, Florida and the Caribbean home. But new fossil evidence puts these gentle, slow-moving sea cows in Texas during the most recent ice age. The discovery has researchers wondering if an ancient population of manatees once called the Lone Star State home between 11,000 and 240,000 … Read more

Fresh crisis for Boohoo as audits of 18 factories suggest workers are paid as little as £3-an-hour 

BooHoo’s ‘industrial scale’ wage shame: Fresh crisis for online retailer as audits of 18 textile factories suggest workers are paid as little as £3-an-hour Audit reports claim that workers in supplier factories paid below minimum wage The documents also highlighted inconsistencies in  working-hour records Boohoo has suspended trade with the suppliers found to be breaching … Read more

TikTok users suggest scrubbing bath with a GRAPEFRUIT

The rise of TikTok cleaning hacks has opened our eyes to household items we’ve been cleaning wrong this whole time. With many of us wanting to use the warm weather to our advantage and clean, experts at PriceYourJob have provided tips on the best ways to clean our bathroom items, such as taps, toilets, and … Read more

9/11 first responders may be at higher risk for dementia, studies suggest

First responders at Ground Zero on 9/11 are at greater risk for dementia than average Americans, two new studies suggest.  In addition to being vulnerable to certain cancers as a result of exposure to toxic dust clouding the air in the aftermath of the collapse of the twin towers, firefighters and paramedics may be robbed … Read more

Fans of The Voice suggest the show is RIGGED

By George, he’s done it before! Fans of The Voice suggest the show is RIGGED as footage emerges of Andy Dexterity singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody on stage BEFORE the battle rounds By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:38 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 28 June 2020 The Voice coach Boy … Read more

Leading thinkers suggest how to revive Britain’s economy post-Covid 

In the darkest hours of the Second World War, the Churchill-led coalition government embarked on the bravest of enterprises. It sought to put in place a social and economic settlement which would protect the lives of citizens in decades to come. The Beveridge Report of 1942 provided a blueprint for confronting what the author described … Read more

Job listings suggest Amazon may add LIVE TV to Prime Video

Amazon may add 24/7 live news, sports and linear shows to Prime Video according to recently discovered job listings The platform may dip its toes into 24/7 linear programming Job listings and an anonymous source have corroborated Amazon’s intention Specific programming partners have yet to be identified  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:19 BST, 24 … Read more

New cars are 5% less fuel efficient than official figures suggest

Official fuel economy figures quoted by car makers are still being exaggerated despite the introduction of a new official test in 2017 to provide more realistic miles per gallon (mpg) claims, new data shows. Analysis of real-world fuel efficiency measurements of a batch of the latest petrol, diesel and hybrid cars found that – on … Read more

Coronavirus IS seasonal, suggest vibrant maps that help predict when and where virus will spread 

The novel coronavirus is seasonal and spreads in certain climate conditions, a new study suggests. Researchers found that areas affected early on in the outbreak were on a similar band of northern latitude, such as Wuhan and Daegu in Asia; Milan and Paris in Europe; and Seattle in the US. Also related among these cities … Read more

New flu jab scientists suggest will offer better protection for over-65s could arrive next year 

New flu jab that scientists suggest will offer better protection for the over-65s could be rolled out next year European health officials have now approved a new flu jab for the over-65s   The stronger, immune-boosting vaccine could be rolled out from next year Flu is dangerous and accounted for more than 17,000 deaths in the … Read more